1. ART.....Okay, I know Vincent Van Gogh was
Dutch, but he lived a good portion of his life in France. Since I made
a pilgrimage to Arles, I had to include him here. For a brief biography
and a few lesson ideas, check out the suggestions by BrainPop.

2. ART.....You can't talk about French art with
mentioning the Impressionists. And, you can talk about them without
mentioning Claude Monet. The Incredible
Art Department at Princeton provides teachers with an abundance
of art lessons including Monet.

3. ART.....In Aix-en-Provence, where I painted
my mural, you are in the stomping grounds of Paul Cézanne. He
painted the mountain Sainte Victoire which overlooks the city. Art
through the Ages provides a biography of the artist as well as classroom
suggestions.

4. HISTORY.....Into
the French Revolution? This lesson for high school focuses on Marie
Antoinette and the Revolution. Let them eat cake and then see what PBS
has to say.

5. HOME
EC.....Nothing interests students
in French culture like French cooking. I still remember falling in love
with French onion soup in Madame Heine's class. For a whole host of
recipes, check out the French cooking on Ask.com.

6. LITERATURE.....Perhaps
they've seen the play Les Mis? Certainly
they saw the cartoon about the Hunchback of Notre
Dame! This lesson on Learning
to Give involves Victor Hugo's class Les Miserables.

7. LITERATURE.....Yes,
if I thought about it, I'd say that his name looks French. However,
it wasn't until I saw his burial site in the Pantheon that I realized
that Louis Braille was French. Learn about the man and his alphabet
in this activity brought to you by Education
World.

8. HISTORY.....Facts
from history are made much more personal to students when the history
involves other teenagers. This lesson
plan by the Holocaust Teacher Resource Center introduces the French
Resistance in World War II using teenagers involved in the event.

9. HISTORY
/ LITERATURE.....If your students
are especially interested in teenagers during World War II, they might
enjoy "Un Sac de Billes" (A Bag of Marbles) by Joseph Joffo.
It tells the true story of two Jewish brothers and their journey from
Paris to the south of France to escape the Nazis. It's available on
Amazon.com
.

10. AND,
OF COURSE.....Last and certainly
never least, you know where to look. If you want just about anything,
your first stop is always pppst.com
and then wander on to see what Mr.
Donn has for you